1 Look at the pictures and

answer the questions.

1 Do these people travel?
2 Are they tourists?

2 Read the text about travel and tourism and check your answers.

People travel for lots of reasons. They make journeys to and from school or work every day; visit friends and
family; take day trips shopping or to football matches; go out for evening entertainment such as the cinema;
and they go away on business or study trips. So when does travel become tourism? When people travel to and
stay in a place which is not where they live. For example there is recreational tourism if you want to relax and
have fun, maybe at the beach. There's cultural tourism: sightseeing or visiting museums to learn about history,
art and people's lifestyles . With adventure tourism you explore distant places or do extreme activities. Ecotourism
is about ethical and responsible trips to natural environments such as rainforests. Winter tourism is usually
holidays in resorts where there is snow and people go skiing or snowboarding. Sport tourism is to play or watch
different sporting events like the Olympics. Educational tourism is to learn something, possibly a foreign
language, abroad. Nowadays there is also health tourism to look after your body and mind by visiting places
like spa resorts; religious tourism to celebrate religious events or visit important religious places such as Mecca
for Muslims; and gap-year tourism when young people go backpacking or do voluntary work between school
and university.

3 Read the text again. Match the type of tourism with its definition and an example.
Type of tourism Definition Example
Adven ture tourism ~ holidays to resorts w here there IS snow a foreign language

Cultural tourism to celebrate religious event or any of the other kinds of

visit important religious places tourism
Ecotourl sm to explore distant places or do Mecca for Muslims
extreme activities
Educational tourism to learn about history, art and monuments or museums
people's lifestyles
Gap year tourism to learn something ra i nforests
Health tourism to look after your body and mind skiing or snowboarding

Recreational tourism to play or watch different sporting events spa resorts

Religious tourism to take ethical and responsible th e beac h

trips to natural environments
Sport tourism to relax and have fun th e Olympics Games

Winter tourism when young people go backpa ck ing trekk ing

or do voluntary work between
school and university

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4 Read the text again and underline the correct answer to each question.
1 People travel
A for different reaso ns. B to go on ho liday. C to get to work.
2 You can take
A day and evening trips. B study and business trips . C theatre and cinema t rips.
3 Tourism is trave l
A in your home town. B to cou ntries across the world. C to places where yo u don 't live.
4 Ecotourism is ethical and respons ible about
A money. B shopping. C the environment.
5 The Olympics is a
A sporting event. B summer event. C wi nter event.
6 A spa is a place you visit to
A celebrate a re iigious event. B learn something new. C look after your health .

5 n1 Listen to a conversation about where to go on holiday and match each member of the family
with the type of tourism they would like from exercise 3.
1 Dad cultural 4 Josh
2 Grandma 5 Mum
3 Hannah ----
6 Zoe

6 n2 Complete the conversation below between a travel agent and a customer with expressions from
the box. Listen and check your answers.

,.6o),-id s How abo ut I agree I quite fancy I rea lly wa nt to Let 's see Personall y, I'd like Why don't you
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Travel Agent: (1) Any ideas about where you want to go on holiday this summer, Mrs Brown?
Customer: Wel l, (2) have a proper fami ly hol iday th is year.
Travel Agent: OK, there are some good all inc lusive package holidays by the sea.
Customer: Mmm! (3) going somewhere different this year.
Travel Agent: (4) taking a city break?
Customer: (5) it, but I think t he kids might be bored.
Travel Agent: (6) _ _ _ combine a city break with something for the kids like Euro Disney?
Customer: That's a good idea , (7) _ _ ___ , but isn't Euro Disney really expensive?
Travel Agent: We ll , (8) if there are any special offers on at the moment.

7 Work in pairs: A and B. Look at the pictures in exercise 1 of different holiday destinations and role play
a conversation between a travel agent and a customer. Try to use expressions from exercise 6.
Student A: you are a trave l agent. Ask questions abou t what kind of hol iday the customer wants this year.
Student B: you are a customer. Answer questi ons about what kind of hol iday you want this year. When you
fin ish , change ro les.

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8 Read the text and complete the table with the correct information.

Tourism is a multi-billion dollar business with hundreds of millions of

travellers arriving in destinations across the world every year, but there's
a lot more to tourism than just the tourists.
Before you even leave home you probably use a number of services. You
book your trip through a tour operator, if it's a package holiday, or a travel
agent, if you want to buy products and services like flights separately.
These days, many people book directly online with companies that offer
both organised and independent travel. You usually need to purchase
airline, train, ferry and coach tickets to your holiday resort in advance to
reserve a seat and get a good price . If you're hiring a car it's also a good
idea to book in advance, but you can arrange local transport like taxis and
buses when you're there. You also need to book accommodation to be
sure to stay where you want, when you want. There is a wide range of
options for different people and pockets: from lu xury hotels to roadside
motels, family-run guesthouses or B&Bs (Bed and Breakfasts), to self-
catering apartments to youth hostels. You can decide about hospitality
(catering and entertainment) during your holiday, unless you book it with I

your accommodation. B&B means you get breakfast included in the price
of your stay. Half board , usually only available at hotels, means breakfast
and dinner are included. Full board means breakfast, lunch and dinner
are included. This option is common on package or cruise ship holidays
to keep the cost down, as are all inclusive leisure activities such as sport,
shopping and live shows. Most places have a Tourist Information Point
where they give you free information about what to see and do and how
to get around. Organised trips often have travel reps (representatives) on
hand to help you, but you can also pay a local tour guide to take you
sightseeing or show you tourist attractions.

Hospitality
--r
Accom modation Catering Entertainment Jobs Transport Holiday types
(Where to stay) (Where to eat) and leisure (Who does what) (How to travel) (What kind of ho li day)
(What to do)
+-
luxury hotels bed and sport tour operator plane package holiday
breakfast

9 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 How many travellers arrive in destinations across the world every year?
2 How can you book holidays?
3 Why do you need to purchase tickets for airlines, trains , ferries and coaches in advance?
4 What other transport service is it a good idea to book in advance?
5 When can you arrange local transport?
6 For who m and what is there a wide range of different accommodation options?
7 Which kind of accommodation includes breakfast, lunch and dinner?
8 Where is this a common option?
9 Do you pay for information from Tourist Inform ation Points?
10 Who ca n take you sightseeing or show you tourist attractions?

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10 Complete the online travel search information.

Holidays you like

Tri p Search ...
HOLIDAY TYPE (only tick [.I] one)
Package holiday D Transport & accommodation
Transport only D Accommodation only Transport, accommodation and car hire D
TRANSPORT (tick one or more)
Flight D
Car hire D FetTy tickets D
Train tickets D Coach tickets D
Leaving from: Departure date: _ _ Time:_ _ Going to: Return date: Time:

Accommodation (only tick one) Catering (only tick one)

Hotel D B&B D Full board D Breakfast only D
Mote l D Apartment D Half board D Self-catering D
Guesthouse D Youth hostel D
Entertainment & leisure interests (you can tick more than one)
Adventure D extreme sport D trekking D
Culture D museums D art galleries D sightseeing D
Ecotourism D natural world D conservation D
Educational D arts & crafts D cooking D languages D music & drama D
Gap year D backpacking D voluntary work D
Health D spa resorts D yoga & meditation D
Religious D events D places D
Recreational D seaside D shopping D shows D
Sport D playing D watching D
which sport(s):

11 There is a problem with the Holidays you like online booking system. Write them an email giving them
the information in your trip search. Use these expressions to help you.

1 I want to book... I want to leave on ... at... I'm interested in ... tourism
I'd like to travel by... I'd like to return on ... at... In particular, I'd like to ...
I'm leaving from... I'd like to book accommodation in
I'm going to... a ... with (catering)
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MY GLOSSARY
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backpacking / b<ekp<ekIl)/_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ recreational Irekri'eIJ;)m1/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
to book It;) bukl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ to reserve It;) n 'z3:v/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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cruise Ikru:z/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ self-catering Iselfkelt;)fll)1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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to hire It;) harrl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ travel representative /tr<evl repn'zent;)trvl - - - - -
hospitality Ihospr't<el;)ti/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ tourist information point /tu;)nst mf;)'meIJn PJlI1tl _ _
journey /d33:nil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ travel agent /tr<evl 'erd3nt/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
leisure /le3;)( r)/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ youth hostel Ij u:8 'host1/_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
luxury hotel /IAkJri h;)utell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __